timothy writes: Oak Park, Michigan, apparently frowns on vegetable gardens visible from the street. 93 days in jail's worth! I would like to see pictures (with visible mailbox numbers, please) of all the local bigwigs who thought this was a smart fight to get into.

When you buy your own house, you're going to realize that while cookie-cutter uniformity is monotonously dreary, OTOH, the "too different" house drives down property values.

In this case, prospective buyers of neighboring houses will see that garden and think, "No way am I going to live near people who are going to fire up their Roto-Tiller at 6AM. They might even (not having a prior need to memorize Oak Park's laws regarding farm animals) have chicken